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Sleep-related painful erections

MedGen UID:
95990
•Concept ID:
C0393776
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Erection, Sleep-Related Painful; Erections, Sleep-Related Painful; Painful Erection, Sleep-Related; Painful Erections, Sleep Related; Painful Erections, Sleep-Related; Sleep Related Painful Erections; Sleep-Related Painful Erection; Sleep-Related Painful Erections
SNOMED CT: Sleep-related painful erections (230498005)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Rare Disorders of Painful Erection: A Cohort Study of the Investigation and Management of Stuttering Priapism and Sleep-Related Painful Erection.
Johnson MJ, McNeillis V, Chiriaco G, Ralph DJ
J Sex Med 2021 Feb;18(2):376-384. Epub 2021 Jan 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.11.010. PMID: 33390335
The treatment of sleep-related painful erections.
van Driel MF, Beck JJ, Elzevier HW, van der Hoeven JH, Nijman JM
J Sex Med 2008 Apr;5(4):909-918. Epub 2007 Oct 30 doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00645.x. PMID: 17971102
Examination and treatment of sleep-related painful erections--a case report.
Steiger A, Benkert O
Arch Sex Behav 1989 Jun;18(3):263-7. doi: 10.1007/BF01543200. PMID: 2751420

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A clinical guide to rare male sexual disorders.
Gül M, Fode M, Urkmez A, Capogrosso P, Falcone M, Sarikaya S, Sokolakis I, Morgado A, Morozov A, Albersen M, Russo GI, Serefoglu EC
Nat Rev Urol 2024 Jan;21(1):35-49. Epub 2023 Sep 5 doi: 10.1038/s41585-023-00803-5. PMID: 37670085
A Rare Cause of Autoinflation after Penile Prosthesis Insertion: Case Series and Systematic Review.
Lee WG, Satchi M, Skrodzka M, Papavasileiou G, Ralph D
J Sex Med 2022 May;19(5):879-886. Epub 2022 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.01.262. PMID: 35184996
Differences in polysomnographic, nocturnal penile tumescence and penile doppler ultrasound findings in men with stuttering priapism and sleep-related painful erections.
Johnson M, McNeillis V, Gutbier J, Eaton A, Royston R, Johnson T, Chiriaco G, Walkden M, Ralph D
Int J Impot Res 2022 Sep;34(6):603-609. Epub 2021 Aug 13 doi: 10.1038/s41443-021-00462-3. PMID: 34389802Free PMC Article
Rare Disorders of Painful Erection: A Cohort Study of the Investigation and Management of Stuttering Priapism and Sleep-Related Painful Erection.
Johnson MJ, McNeillis V, Chiriaco G, Ralph DJ
J Sex Med 2021 Feb;18(2):376-384. Epub 2021 Jan 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.11.010. PMID: 33390335
Sleep-Related Painful Erections: A Meta-Analysis on the Pathophysiology and Risks and Benefits of Medical Treatments.
Vreugdenhil S, Weidenaar AC, de Jong IJ, van Driel MF
J Sex Med 2018 Jan;15(1):5-19. Epub 2017 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.11.006. PMID: 29208538

Diagnosis

A clinical guide to rare male sexual disorders.
Gül M, Fode M, Urkmez A, Capogrosso P, Falcone M, Sarikaya S, Sokolakis I, Morgado A, Morozov A, Albersen M, Russo GI, Serefoglu EC
Nat Rev Urol 2024 Jan;21(1):35-49. Epub 2023 Sep 5 doi: 10.1038/s41585-023-00803-5. PMID: 37670085
Sleep-Related Painful Erections: A Meta-Analysis on the Pathophysiology and Risks and Benefits of Medical Treatments.
Vreugdenhil S, Weidenaar AC, de Jong IJ, van Driel MF
J Sex Med 2018 Jan;15(1):5-19. Epub 2017 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.11.006. PMID: 29208538
The treatment of sleep-related painful erections.
van Driel MF, Beck JJ, Elzevier HW, van der Hoeven JH, Nijman JM
J Sex Med 2008 Apr;5(4):909-918. Epub 2007 Oct 30 doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00645.x. PMID: 17971102
Sleep-related painful erections.
Karsenty G, Werth E, Knapp PA, Curt A, Schurch B, Bassetti CL
Nat Clin Pract Urol 2005 May;2(5):256-60; quiz 261. doi: 10.1038/ncpuro0184. PMID: 16474837
REM sleep parasomnias.
Schenck CH, Mahowald MW
Neurol Clin 1996 Nov;14(4):697-720. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8619(05)70281-4. PMID: 8923491

Therapy

Sleep-related painful erections treated with sodium oxybate.
Chaudhary HS, Zeidman E, Punjani N, Tashman Y
J Clin Sleep Med 2024 Jul 1;20(7):1209-1211. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.11120. PMID: 38456812Free PMC Article
A Rare Cause of Autoinflation after Penile Prosthesis Insertion: Case Series and Systematic Review.
Lee WG, Satchi M, Skrodzka M, Papavasileiou G, Ralph D
J Sex Med 2022 May;19(5):879-886. Epub 2022 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.01.262. PMID: 35184996
The treatment of sleep-related painful erections.
van Driel MF, Beck JJ, Elzevier HW, van der Hoeven JH, Nijman JM
J Sex Med 2008 Apr;5(4):909-918. Epub 2007 Oct 30 doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00645.x. PMID: 17971102
Sleep-related painful erections: clinical and polysomnographic features.
Ferini-Strambi L, Oldani A, Zucconi M, Castronovo V, Montorsi F, Rigatti P, Smirne S
J Sleep Res 1996 Sep;5(3):195-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2869.1996.00002.x. PMID: 8956210
REM sleep parasomnias.
Schenck CH, Mahowald MW
Neurol Clin 1996 Nov;14(4):697-720. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8619(05)70281-4. PMID: 8923491

Clinical prediction guides

Differences in polysomnographic, nocturnal penile tumescence and penile doppler ultrasound findings in men with stuttering priapism and sleep-related painful erections.
Johnson M, McNeillis V, Gutbier J, Eaton A, Royston R, Johnson T, Chiriaco G, Walkden M, Ralph D
Int J Impot Res 2022 Sep;34(6):603-609. Epub 2021 Aug 13 doi: 10.1038/s41443-021-00462-3. PMID: 34389802Free PMC Article
The treatment of sleep-related painful erections.
van Driel MF, Beck JJ, Elzevier HW, van der Hoeven JH, Nijman JM
J Sex Med 2008 Apr;5(4):909-918. Epub 2007 Oct 30 doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00645.x. PMID: 17971102

Recent systematic reviews

A Rare Cause of Autoinflation after Penile Prosthesis Insertion: Case Series and Systematic Review.
Lee WG, Satchi M, Skrodzka M, Papavasileiou G, Ralph D
J Sex Med 2022 May;19(5):879-886. Epub 2022 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.01.262. PMID: 35184996
Rare disorders of penile erection.
Burnett AL
Fertil Steril 2020 Jan;113(1):6-12. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.11.013. PMID: 32033724

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